Worth saying that in her prime Tebaldi's C on the 'lama' was beyond
spectacular. There is a 1953 (her golden year) 'Tosca' with Bergonzi on
YouTube that proves the point.
David Kubiak
On Sun, 18 Jun 2017 17:54:56 -0400, Jon Goldberg <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>We, of course, all agree on the iconic "lama" C in Act 3, which is
certainly one of the great
>exposed high C's of all times. Also, the dramatic nature of that whole
phrase is
>unforgettable, where that high C leads to the C two octaves below on "cor"
- it's just a
>simple arpeggio passage downward, but oh, so chilling. Especially when the
soprano mixes
>some gutsy chest voice into the "cor."
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